EOSC Farm

Eastern operates a 4,000 acre farm as a living, outdoor laboratory that enables students to get real world experience that coordinates with classroom instruction.

Forage-Based Meat Goat Buck Test

Eastern Oklahoma State College, in partnership with Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, is home to the Oklahoma Forage-Basked Meat Goat Buck Test. Goat producers seeing ways to better manage their operations in ever more challenging production conditions can enroll their genetics in the popular test.

Objective

To identify individual bucks as well as their sires and dams that carry genetics expressing economically important traits in commercial meat goat production. Additionally, this test will allow breeders to compare genetics within their herd to make better management decisions as to herd lines that will produce profitable progeny for future herds. This test will also provide valuable information for all goat producers and the public.

Dates

The 11th annual Oklahoma Forage-Based Meat Goat Buck Test is scheduled for July 3 to September 26, 2017. Important dates for the test include:

Weaning Deadline: May 24, 2017

Nominations Open: May 1 to June 5, 2017

Check-In: June 23, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Warm-Up: June 23 through July 3, 2017

Test Period: July 3 to September 26, 2017

Field Day and Awards: September 29, 201711 a.m. - Dr. Elisabeth Giedt, DVM: Goat Neonatal CareNoon - Brian Freking and Eddie Woods: Nutrition and ResultsLunch will be served during the program.